Honda CB 1000 RA

In October 1946, Soichiro Honda founded the "Honda Research Institute of Technology". The first Honda product was motorized bicycle. The bike had a 50 ccm engine, taken from a radio equipment generator for post-war military trucks. After out of stock situation, Honda made a copy of these engines, thus creating the first model – "model A" later called "Bata Bata". The Honda Institute was liquidated in 1946 for 1 million yen and that money was used for creating a new company called "Honda Motor Co.". Ltd ". At the same time, Soichiro Honda hired engineers Kihachiro Kawashima and Takeo Fujisawa who provided their contribution in the field of business and marketing. The close partnership between Honda and Fujisawa lasted until 1973 when both of them left the company.

The first motorcycle completely manufactured by Honda is “Model” from 1949. In a short time (until 1964), Honda became the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer. Since the beginning of the production of motorcycles, Honda has been the largest manufacturer in Japan. As a small company, Honda promoted the Japanese motorcycle market and started the export to the United States. In a short time and thanks to a successful marketing campaign, Honda has sold around 90,000 motorcycles for 3 years. Honda is a manufacturer that at its peak (1982) produced nearly 3 million motorcycles annually. Today it is reduced to around 550,000, but it is still a figure that is much higher in relation to the main three domestic competitors. Honda has always had leaders in the naked category. Honda's naked leaders were primarily motorcycles with in-line 4-cylinder engines. We found and bought one of the absolute naked legends – Honda CB 1000 R.

The story of the 2018 Honda CB1000 R is one of radical reinvention, transforming the naked bike rom a sports machine into a visually striking, modern cafe racer with sophisticated electronics and an improved 998cc four-cylinder engine, a lighter, more agile chassis and a new focus on refined power delivery and handling.

The 2018 CB1000R is a complete departure from its predecessor, embracing a minimalist, cafe racer-inspired aesthetic that separated it from the mainstream naked bike segment. Honda has significantly improved the chassis with a new steel frame, reducing weight and improving the bike's agility and better handling especially in corners. The motorcycle is equipped with premium Showa front forks "Showa Separate Function Big Piston" (SFF-BP) and rear suspension, also Showa with monoshock.

We wanted to say a lot about this motorcycle legend, to explain a lot… all this to bring this great motorcycle closer to you, but we stop here and at the end of the story we present the Honda CB 1000 RA. Produced in 2018. Through the pictures and specifications, enjoy the offered model.